“My inspiration was “The Lady of the Camellias” by Alexander Dumas. A classic story of love and death. According to this story of the Parisian courtesan and the biography of Gabrielle Coco Chanel and the whole cultural ambient of her early life success I decided to use motives that are characteristic for Maison Chanel- like the carousel or camellias; and of course all outfits in the drawings are from different haute couture collections of this fashion house.”